Montgomery student falls in scuffle and suffers critical head injury

A 16-year-old Montgomery student was in critical condition late Wednesday after injuring his head in a fall during a fight at Jefferson Davis High School, the Montgomery Advertiser reports.

Officials said the student, who was not identified, started a fight with another student and then fell striking his head as other students and faculty members intervened. Paramedics determined the youth suffered a serious skull fracture in the fall, according to the newspaper.